The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Capt. John Tinsley, 28, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Aug. 12 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

With deep regret, the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Mark Hale and Rifleman Daniel Wild of the 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 Rifles) and Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Lowland Gunners) were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 13 August 2009.

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Richard Hunt, age 21, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh died at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Selly Oak on Saturday 15 August 2009 from wounds sustained in Helmand province two days previously.

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sergeant Simon Valentine, 29, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 15 August 2009.

Sergeant Valentine died as a result of injuries sustained in an explosion that happened while on a foot patrol near Sangin, northen Helmand province.

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal James Fullarton (age 24), Fusilier Simon Annis (age 22) and Fusilier Louis Carter (age 19 , all of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2 RRF), were killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 16 August 2009.

All three died following an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province.